Combination brush and comb.



No. 707,574. Patented Aug. 26," I902,

C. E. FLEMMING.

COMBINATION BRUSH AND COMB.

(Application filed June 26, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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CARL EDUARD FLEMMING, OF SCIIUNIIEIDE, GERMANY.

COMBINATION BRUSH AND COMB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 707,574, dated August 26, 1902.

Application filed June 26,1901. Serial No. 66,072. (No model.) 7

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Be it known that I, CARL EDUARD FLEM- MING, manufacturer, a subject of the King of Saxony, and residing at Sehonheide, in the Kingdom of Saxony, in the German Empire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combination Brush and (Jomb,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the combination of a brush with a comb or combs in such a.

manner that the whole represents a combinationin whichthe brush and comb maybe simultaneously used or if the comb or combs are removable maybe used solely as a brush. The relative arrangement of the brush and comb or combs may be varied,several arrangements being illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a face view of a combination brush and comb constructed in accordance with my invention. a slightly-different form of brush, a portion of the back being removed or shown in section to disclose the relative arrangement of comb and bristles. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, illustrating a different style of brush and slightly-different arrangement of combs.

Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings.

Referring to Fig. 1, it will be seen that the bristles a are surrounded or encircled by an oblong or elliptical comb b, the teeth of which are located near the border or edge of the back of the brush, said back or body being provided with a handle 0, which in the instance shown is a bipartite one. If a series of combs are employed, some of them may be arranged in parallel lines Within the outer border comb in the manner shown in Fig. 3. The combs may be connected to the body of the brush in any suitable manner and by any desired means. By my invention an objection incident to hair-brushes as commonly constructed is avoided. It has been customary in the manufacture of brushes for combing thick or heavy hair to employ very stiff bristles. These bristles are expensive and also so sharp and strong as to not only injure the hair, but frequently the scalp. By pro- Fig. 2 is an elevation of.

,viding the brush with one or more combs in the manner illustrated and described I am enabled to employ relatively soft bristles. The combs act to stiffen or limit the lateral movement of the bristles, so that while the end portions thereof are soft and flexible it will not be possible to bend or break them in ordinary use. By my invention brushes having very soft bristles will be given enough resistance for thoroughly brushing thick heavy hair without any danger of injuring the scalp.

The combs may, as above described, be arranged in various Ways with relation to the bristles and may be of any desired number or suitable size. They may also be composed of bristles of any character, and there may be variation in other particulars without departing from the spirit of my invention. For instance, the bristles need not necessarily be of vegetable fiber or similar material, but other substances may be employed-for example, elastic wire, such as steel. The teeth of the comb or combs need not necessarily be made of horn, but any other suitable material maybe employed. The body of the brush is formed, preferably, of celluloid or a similar moldable substance.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-- 1. The combination with a hair-brush, of a comb secured to the same face of the back or handle of the brush as the bristles and extending about the body of the bristles adja cent the edge of the back.

2. The combination with a hair-brush, of a series of combs secured to the same face of the back or handle of the brush as the bristles and extending about the body of bristles adjacent the edge of the back and on parallel lines through said body of bristles, said combs acting to stiffen or limit the 1ateral movement of the free end of the bristles.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presenceof two witnesses.

CARL EDUARD FLEMMING.

\Vitnesses:

PAUL HERKEL, .lnnnnnnn SoHMoTrnn. 

